Downing Street Years - Margaret Thatcher [538]
November 22 PM announced decision not to contest secondballot. Final speech to the Commons as PM.
November 28 MT resigned as PM.
The Cabinet and other important offices
Names marked with an asterisk denote ministers changing jobs or entering the Cabinet for the first time at the beginning of the defined period.
Names in italics denote ministers who left the Government at the end of the defined period.
Names in bold denote Cabinet members. Others in roman.
List of Offices May 1979–January 1981 January – September 1981
PM MRS THATCHER MRS THATCHER
Chllr Exchequer HOWE HOWE
Chief Secretary BIFFEN *BRITTAN
Foreign Secretary CARRINGTON CARRINGTON
Home Secretary WHITELAW WHITELAW
Leader H/Commons STEVAS *PYM
Leader H/Lords SOAMES SOAMES
Ld Chllr HAILSHAM HAILSHAM
Ld President SOAMES SOAMES
Ld Privy Seal GILMOUR GILMOUR
Chllr of the Duchy STEVAS *PYM
Agriculture WALKER WALKER
Defence PYM *NOTT
Education CARLISLE CARLISLE
Employment PRIOR PRIOR
Energy HOWELL HOWELL
Environment HESELTINE HESELTINE
DHSS JENKIN JENKIN
Industry JOSEPH JOSEPH
Northern Ireland ATKINS ATKINS
Paymaster-General MAUDE *PYM
Scotland YOUNGER YOUNGER
Trade NOTT *BIFFEN
Transport (non-cabinet) *FOWLER
Without portfolio - -
Wales EDWARDS EDWARDS
Attorney-General HAVERS HAVERS
SOLICITOR-GENERAL PERCIVAL PERCIVAL
CHMN PARTY THORNEYCROFT THORNEYCROFT
CHIEF WHIP JOPLING JOPLING
CHMN 1922 CTTEE DU CANN DU CANN
September 1981 – April 1982 April 1982 – January 1983
PM MRS THATCHER MRS THATCHER
Chllr Exchequer HOWE HOWE
Chief Secretary BRITTAN BRITTAN
Foreign Secretary CARRINGTON *PYM
Home Secretary WHITELAW WHITELAW
Leader H/Commons PYM *BIFFEN
Leader H/Lords LADY YOUNG LADY YOUNG
Ld Chllr HAILSHAM HAILSHAM
Ld President *PYM *BIFFEN
Ld Privy Seal *ATKINS *LADY YOUNG
Chllr of the Duchy *PYM *PARKINSON
Agriculture WALKER WALKER
Defence NOTT NOTT
Education *JOSEPH JOSEPH
Employment *TEBBIT TEBBIT
Energy *LAWSON LAWSON
Environment HESELTINE HESELTINE
DHSS *FOWLER FOWLER
Industry *JENKIN JENKIN
Northern Ireland *PRIOR PRIOR
Paymaster-General *PARKINSON PARKINSON
Scotland YOUNGER YOUNGER
Trade *BIFFEN *COCKFIELD
Transport HOWELL HOWELL
Without portfolio - -
Wales EDWARDS EDWARDS
Attorney-General HAVERS HAVERS
Solicitor-General PERCIVAL PERCIVAL
Chmn Party *PARKINSON PARKINSON
Ch Whip JOPLING JOPLING
Chmn 1922 Cttee DU CANN DU CANN
January – June 1983 June – October 1983
PM MRS THATCHER MRS THATCHER
Chllr Exchequer HOWE *LAWSON
Chief Secretary BRITTAN *REES
Foreign Secretary PYM *HOWE
Home Secretary WHITELAW *BRITTAN
Leader H/Commons BIFFEN BIFFEN
Leader H/Lords LADY YOUNG *WHITELAW
Ld Chllr HAILSHAM HAILSHAM
Ld President BIFFEN *WHITELAW
Ld Privy Seal LADY YOUNG *BIFFEN
Chllr of the Duchy PARKINSON *COCKFIELD
Agriculture WALKER *JOPLING
Defence *HESELTINE HESELTINE
Education JOSEPH JOSEPH
Employment TEBBIT TEBBIT
Energy LAWSON *WALKER
Environment HESELTINE *KING
DHSS FOWLER FOWLER
Industry/DTI JENKIN *PARKINSON
Northern Ireland PRIOR PRIOR
Paymaster-General PARKINSON VACANT
Scotland YOUNGER YOUNGER
Trade COCKFIELD SEE DTI
Transport HOWELL *RIDLEY
Without portfolio - -
Wales EDWARDS EDWARDS
Attorney-General HAVERS HAVERS
Solicitor-General PERCIVAL PERCIVAL
Chmn Party PARKINSON PARKINSON/GUMMER
ChWhip JOPLING WAKEHAM
Chmn 1922 Cttee DU CANN DU CANN
October 1983 – September 1984 September 1984 – September 1985
PM MRS THATCHER MRS THATCHER
Chllr Exchequer LAWSON LAWSON
Chief Secretary REES REES
Foreign Secretary HOWE HOWE
Home Secretary BRITTAN BRITTAN
Leader H/Commons BIFFEN BIFFEN
Leader H/Lords WHITELAW WHITELAW
Ld Chllr HAILSHAM HAILSHAM
Ld President WHITELAW WHITELAW
Ld Privy Seal BIFFEN BIFFEN
Chllr of the Duchy COCKFIELD *GOWRIE
Agriculture JOPLING JOPLING
Defence HESELTINE HESELTINE
Education JOSEPH JOSEPH
Employment *KING KING
Energy WALKER WALKER
Environment *JENKIN JENKIN
DHSS FOWLER FOWLER
DTI *TEBBIT TEBBIT